Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group, owned by ThyssenKrupp. The Howaldtswerke shipyard was founded in Kiel in 1838 and merged with Hamburg-based Deutsche Werft to form Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in 1968. The company's shipyard was formerly used by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft until the end of World War II.Since January 2005 the Kiel-based company of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH has been part of the European shipyard concern ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG, which has its headquarters in Hamburg.
In addition to Hamburg and Kiel, TKMS has other bases located in Emden (Germany), Karlskrona and Malmö (Sweden) and in Skaramanga (Greece).
In July 2011, TKMS announced that it has confirmed an existing deal to sell the civilian shipbuilding assets of HDW Gaarden to Abu Dhabi MAR
